News The story behind Nicky Morgan’s “one in three pupils” statistic Education secretary Nicky Morgan opened her speech at the Conservative party conference today with this statistic: NiMo: Imagine a… John Dickens 11y John Dickens 11y News Nicky Morgan: Parents get ‘right to request’ schools open for full working day Schools will be “expected” to accommodate requests for childcare “for a full working day” and in the school holidays… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News David Cameron’s truancy plans will put a ‘wedge’ between schools and families Docking child benefits to people who refuse to pay a penalty after their children play truant will only “drive… Billy Camden 11y Billy Camden 11y News Education committee chair Neil Carmichael brands lack of home education register a “scandal” The Conservative chairman of the education select committee has today said he finds it “amazing” that parents who home… John Dickens 11y John Dickens 11y News Inadequate free school facing forced takeover An inadequate free school is facing a forced takeover by a new sponsor in a bid by the Department… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y News Conservative conference: Nicky Morgan union clash over ‘negative picture’ of teaching Nicky Morgan has clashed with trade unionists at the Conservative Party conference as she accused them of painting a… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News England has ‘highest expulsion rate in Europe’ England’s expulsion rate is “out of control” because getting rid of struggling pupils is “in the interests of schools”,… Billy Camden 11y Billy Camden 11y News Heads need support of local authorities to clamp down on school place fraud Scores of local education authorities did not record data or had no investigation policy for tackling admission fraud, despite… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Phonics check uncovers failing disadvantaged pupils Disadvantaged pupils in wealthy local authorities are not catching up to the reading abilities of their peers, show the… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Gender imbalance in top jobs spawns conference An inaugural conference looking at boosting the number of women in leadership positions in education will be held in… Nicky Phillips 11y Nicky Phillips 11y News Vicky Beer CBE named as the new regional schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire The principal who led the formative years of the Teaching School Council has today been announced as the new… John Dickens 11y John Dickens 11y News Full list: members of Workload Challenge working groups announced The Department for Education (DfE) has released the names of the 41 people who will make up three working… Sophie Scott 11y Sophie Scott 11y Newer 1 936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 1,033 Older